Exam questionKROK 2Medicine ยท 2020
A patient underwent suture plication of the perforated duodenal ulcer. On the 3rd day after the operation he started producing a large amount of discharge from the abdominal drain tube. The discharge contains bile and has high amylase levels. What complication occurred in the patient?
Answer options
- Early postoperative adhesive obstruction
- Acute postoperative pancreatitis
- Acute cholecystitis
- Hemorrhage from the ulcer
- Suture incompetence of the ulcerative defect
Correct answer
Suture incompetence of the ulcerative defect
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